Feed box



Patented June 13, 1933- m STATES PATENT OFFICE VERNON C. GET'Z, OF HAZLET'ON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO I-IiAZLETON MAN U FACTURING 00., OF HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- VANIA FEED Box Application filed May 27,

portion of the angled plate can be insertedin the guideway to form an opening through which the chicks can extend their heads according to the size of the chicks.

Another object of my invention is to provide a box with an inclined back to cause the feed to move towards the front, the front having a fixed portion which in conjunction with the detachable guard plate provides means for preventing the chick from crawling or jumping into the box.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims. 7

In the drawing, 7

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a feed box constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical section showing the guard plate in one position;

Figure 3 is a vertical section showing the guard plate in another position in order to increase the size of the feeding opening; and

Figure 4 is a detail horizontal section taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

In carrying out my invention I employ a rectangular box comprising a base 1 having end pieces 2 and 3, a front piece 4 and a back piece 5 arranged on an incline, the rear edges of the end pieces 2 and 3 being cut obliquely as shown. These parts are secured together in any suitable manner, such as nailing or securing the parts by screws or the like and by forming the end pieces 2 and-3 with oblique rear ends, the back piece 5 is arranged 1931. Serial No. 540,473.

on an incline to form a hopper effect to cause the feed to move towards thefront.

" The inn-er faces of the end pieces 2 and 3 are provided with spaced grooves 6 and 7 forming a guideway for a guard plate 8. The guard plate 8 is angularin construction composed of a sheet of metal'bent at an angle to form portions 9 and 10 which have different dimensions, the portion 9 being provided with feed openings and the portion 10 being provided with a flange 11 terminating short of its ends order to allow the flange to drop down into the box between the end pieces.

This guard plate is detachably mounted in the gu-ideways and can be inserted in these guideways in various positions and as shown in Figure 1, the portion 9 of the guard having the smaller dimension is inserted in the guideway so that an opening will be formed between the guard and the upper edge of the front piece 4 to form a certain size opening through which the chick can extend its head "to eat the feed within the box. In this position the portion 9 can be arranged in any increase the size of the feeding opening.

In Figure 3 I have show-n the portion 10 of the larger dimension of the guard arranged in the guideway so as to increase the size of the feeding opening and in this fig are said guard is shown in one position in dotted lines. When it is desired to increase or decrease the size of the feeding opening, it is only necessary to raise the guard 8 vertical ly out of any one of the guideways and drop it into another guide-way or to invert the portion 9 from a vertical position into a horizontal position. in order to allow the portion 10 to drop into any one of the guide ways and as shown in Figure 3, when in this position, the portion 9extends forward partly covering the feed box.

While in the drawing I have shown certain details of construction of the guard, I am aware that various changes can be made, but my invention consists broadly in providing a box with spaced guideways and an angular guard having portions of different dimensions to increase or decrease'the size of the feeding opening.

one of the gilideways thus formed so as to '75 What I claim is:

1. A substantially rectangular shaped feed box having its front portion reduced in height, the ends of said feed box being pro- 5 vided with guideways formed in the inner walls thereof, an angular guard having two flat portions, each flat portion of which is capable of being mounted in any pair of said guideways for increasing or decreasing the size of the feed opening between said guard and said front portion.

2. A feed box having a reduced front, the end members of said box being provided with spaced grooves to form spaced parallel arranged vertically disposed guideways, an

interchangeable angular guard plate having fiat portions of different sizes, the edges of said fiat portions being capable of being mounted within any pair of said guideways to increase or decrease the size of the feed opening between said guard plate and the front of said box.

3. A feed box of substantially rectangular form having a front member terminating 95 short of the upper end of the box, the end members of the box being provided with spaced grooves to form spaced guideways and an interchangeable angular guard member formed of a plate with fiat portions of different sizes capable of being detachably mounted in said guideways and adapted to be positioned in any pair of said guideways to increase or decrease the size of the feed open-- ing between said guard and the front porvv tion of said box.

4. A feed box of substantially rectangular shape having its front wall reduced, the end members of said box having vertically disposed grooves formed in the inner walls thereof adjacent the front of'said box, said grooves forming guideways, an interchangeable guard having flat portions, the edges of which are capable of being mounted in any pair of said guideways for increasing or decreasin the size of the feed opening between the lower edge of said guard and the upper edge of said front portion.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a feed box of substantially rectangular shape having its front wall reduced in height, the end walls of said box being provided with vertically disposed guideways and an interchangeable angular guard having flat portions arranged at right angles to one another of different sizes, the edges of said flat portions being capable of being mounted Within the oppositely disposed guideways of said box for increasing or decreasing the size of the feed opening between the vertically disposed fiat portion of said guard and the upper edge of the reducedfront portion of said box.

In testlmony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

VERNON C. GETZ. 

